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usaf-vet

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36. We have guns in our house. Hand guns, shot guns, rifles and the are all locked up. It was the rule.

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 10:31 PM

Jun 2023

It must have made an impression because our son has a teenage foster child. And the day the youngster moved in, he called and said, "Dad, can you store my guns in your safe?"

Yes, we have a home security plan. First, it includes yard alarms with lights and cameras. Second, we have cell phones with 911 buttons.

It's not that we haven't considered a gun readily available.

But the chances of a visiting youngster wandering and finding a load ready to fire a weapon is not a risk we are willing to take.

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Pregnant Mom Killed by Two Year Old Son - Shot in Back [View all] NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 OP

so ridiculous and unavoidable Recycle_Guru Jun 2023 #1

2A does not have any gun storage requirements or restrictions nt msongs Jun 2023 #2

You reap what you sow. Squaredeal Jun 2023 #3

But does a 2 year old need to reap these consequences? n/t elocs Jun 2023 #16

He was also in innocent victim. StarryNite Jun 2023 #74

It's a crime that active safeties are not required on self defense guns... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #4

Mechanical safeties multigraincracker Jun 2023 #14

Mechanical safeties are neither child-proof nor fool-proof. Straw Man Jun 2023 #18

Agreed, but..... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #46

The 365 series sarisataka Jun 2023 #47

The trigger pull on my RIA M200 is 12 pounds in double action Kaleva Jun 2023 #69

Twelve pounds is a very heavy pull sarisataka Jun 2023 #75

It sure is Kaleva Jun 2023 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author sarisataka Jun 2023 #76

Few people need a round in the chamber Kaleva Jun 2023 #64

That would solve a lot of accidental shootings..... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #65

Yes it would. Kaleva Jun 2023 #70

Hoist by his own petard, as Shakespeare said. maxsolomon Jun 2023 #5

"unborn child" Igel Jun 2023 #6

I'm pro choice, but "fetal tissue" at 33 weeks? rsdsharp Jun 2023 #10

She was at 33 weeks, just 3 weeks shy of full term. JudyM Jun 2023 #12

"Full term" is 39 weeks. ARPad95 Jun 2023 #15

My bad, didn't realize the definition of term had changed. JudyM Jun 2023 #19

I had to look it up because even though I thought 36 weeks was too early to be full term, I didn't ARPad95 Jun 2023 #20

Spontaneous abortion? When are these right wing nut going to protect the life of all living people.. usaf-vet Jun 2023 #25

That Conversation NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #30

I so agree Rebl2 Jun 2023 #31

We have guns in our house. Hand guns, shot guns, rifles and the are all locked up. It was the rule. usaf-vet Jun 2023 #36

Good for you Rebl2 Jun 2023 #44

Thank You. Just to add one more point. So some who visit this sight won't label me left winger.... usaf-vet Jun 2023 #45

If she didn't want to be shot, she should have secured her gun like a sane adult would do. LonePirate Jun 2023 #7

Or, you know, not have a handgun at all. maxsolomon Jun 2023 #17

The poor children who fire these guns have to live with these tragedies. chowder66 Jun 2023 #8

Too young to realize what happened. we can do it Jun 2023 #9

They grow up. chowder66 Jun 2023 #13

But mom is gone forever. cab67 Jun 2023 #21

Yeah and sadly he might be too young to remember her. we can do it Jun 2023 #23

Yrs ago, I worked at a children's hospital womanofthehills Jun 2023 #39

If the gun is registered to the Dad mercuryblues Jun 2023 #11

Found this tidbit for all those playing the blame game... littlemissmartypants Jun 2023 #22

Still doesn't explain why it was on the nightstand for the child to find and use. nt ecstatic Jun 2023 #37

In the drawer of the nightstand. It does, however add another layer to the investigation. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 2023 #38

Not the issue here. Straw Man Jun 2023 #41

That doesn't change anything . JI7 Jun 2023 #43

I doubt "Thoughts and Prayers" are going to help that poor family. We need serious gun control Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2023 #24

Ok, I don't know much about guns dflprincess Jun 2023 #26

On these guns, the firing pin is already pulled back and ready to fire getagrip_already Jun 2023 #49

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Jun 2023 #27

When I was in high school 60 years ago, a state policeman came in to give us Wonder Why Jun 2023 #35

That state policeman ... Straw Man Jun 2023 #42

Fencing with real swords? Is that a major sport? Martial Arts, like pugilism, is primarily a Wonder Why Jun 2023 #48

Fencing is the descendent of fighting with real swords. Straw Man Jun 2023 #54

Why do civilians need semi-autos? shrike3 Jun 2023 #56

So ... Straw Man Jun 2023 #61

My husband hunted for years with a single action. shrike3 Jun 2023 #62

Single action? Straw Man Jun 2023 #67

But the gun was invented to kill something or someone. The only reason it exists. shrike3 Jun 2023 #50

Yes. And so were swords and arrows. Straw Man Jun 2023 #53

Should swords and arrows be easily accessed by children? shrike3 Jun 2023 #55

No, they shouldn't. Straw Man Jun 2023 #60

Once again, a car was developed as a means of transportation. shrike3 Jun 2023 #63

A distinction without a difference. Straw Man Jun 2023 #66

No, they shouldn't. Straw Man Jun 2023 #68

Arrows and swords were not invented as weapons ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #58

Obviously the hunting use is paramount. Straw Man Jun 2023 #59

Name inthewind21 Jun 2023 #51

Oh, so only mass killings count? Straw Man Jun 2023 #52

Are guns really that important? shrike3 Jun 2023 #57

Will they charge the boy for performing an abortion? LeftInTX Jun 2023 #28

Yet another episode in the ongoing saga: PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #29

I think . . . Richard D Jun 2023 #32

Maybe, maybe not. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #40

Alex, I'll take "what will never happen in my family" for $1,000 please. aeromanKC Jun 2023 #33

At least the King of England can't push THAT family around. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2023 #34

My guess is that the gun owner had little to no training Kaleva Jun 2023 #71

Rethugs need to be put on trial and jailed for this woman's murder. clementine613 Jun 2023 #72

where was the good toddler with a gun? prodigitalson Jun 2023 #73